[PATCH] PR/12691 Add the inferior to Python exited event

Kevin Pouget kevin.pouget@gmail.com
Thu Sep 15 15:27:00 GMT 2011


On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 3:57 PM,  <Paul_Koning@dell.com> wrote:
>>  An integer representing the exit code, if available, which the
>>>  inferior has returned.  (The exit code could be unavailable if, for
>>>  example, @value{GDBN} detaches from the inferior.)
>>>
>>
>> right, I've updated the patch, is it fine for you ?
>
> The old text is more explicit about what you see if the exit code is not available.  It would be good to keep that -- i.e., the attribute isn't there if the exit code is not available.  The reason for being explicit is that a different way of handling that situation -- and arguably a more "Pythonic" one -- is for the attribute to exist in all cases but have the value None if not applicable.  So you might make it:
>
> +An integer representing the exit code, if available, which the inferior
> +has returned.  (The exit code could be unavailable if, for example,
> +@value{GDBN} detaches from the inferior.)  If the exit code is
> +unavailable, the attribute does not exist.


I'm okay with this modification; I'll let Eli accept it before
applying this patch


Cordially,

Kevin



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